Moldova national under-19 football team
| Nickname(s) | Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lilian Popescu | ||
| Captain | Bogdan Musteață | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| First international | |||
| Official: Belarus 3–4 (Kyustendil, Bulgaria; 13 September 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 3–0 Estonia (Huskvarna, Sweden; 10 October 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 0–9 England (Irthlingborough, England; 5 November 2002) | |||
| Website | fmf.md (in Romanian) | ||
The Moldova national under-19 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-19 team, the under-19 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Lilian Popescu.[1]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
| 5 September 2024 Friendly | Cyprus | 2–0 | Peristerona, Cyprus | |
| Sofokleous 77' Poursaitidis 86' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andreas Tsampalas (Cyprus) |
| 7 September 2024 Friendly | Cyprus | 0–2 | Peristerona, Cyprus | |
| Report | Ciobanu 33' Roman 64' |
Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andonis Konstantinides (Cyprus) |
| 12 October 2024 Friendly | Bulgaria | 4–1 | Dragoman, Bulgaria | |
| Kaymakanov 9' Bachev 23', 76' Lyubenov 41' |
Report | Ciobanu 65' | Stadium: Dragoman Stadium |
| 15 October 2024 Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Dimitrov 80' | Report | Sîrbu 85' | Stadium: Park Hotel Stadium Referee: Ivo Isaev (Bulgaria) |
| 13 November 2024 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Nisporeni, Moldova | |
| Report | Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic) |
| 16 November 2024 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Iceland | 1–0 | Chișinău, Moldova | |
| Obîscalov 9' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 475 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic) |
| 19 November 2024 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | 2–2 | Azerbaijan | Chișinău, Moldova | |
| Sula 55' David 90+7' |
Report | Nazarli 15', 45+1' | Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 150 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland) |
2025
| 19 March 2025 Friendly | Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Qabala, Azerbaijan | |
| Report | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2 |
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Azerbaijan | 1–4 | Qabala, Azerbaijan | |
| Cabrayizade 57' | Report | Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2 |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | 2–1 | Georgia | Nisporeni, Moldova | |
| Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5' |
Report | Gvasalia 45' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu (Moldova) |
| 8 June 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 0–1 | Nisporeni, Moldova | |
| Report | Musteață 61' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Oleg Stoianov (Moldova) |
| 12 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Italy | v | Italy |
| 15 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Poland | v | Italy |
| 18 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Italy |
2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elite round |
| 2 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lilian Popescu |
| Assistant coach | Sergiu Epureanu |
| Goalkeeping coach | Anatol Cebotari |
| Fitness coach | Nicolae Lepeha |
Last updated: 20 June 2025
Source: FMF
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia on 6 and 8 June 2025, respectively.[2]
Squad is correct as of 8 June 2025, after the match against Armenia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maxim Marandici | 30 July 2007 | Viktoria Žižkov U19 | ||
| 12 | GK | Renat Josan | 13 May 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 2 | DF | Vadim Burca | 7 June 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 3 | DF | Daniel Tonica | 31 July 2007 | Legnano Salus Giovanili | ||
| 4 | DF | David Dimitrișin | 7 May 2007 | St Patrick's Athletic U19 | ||
| 5 | DF | Christian Tcacenco | 16 May 2007 | AaB Aalborg | ||
| 11 | DF | Daniil Dimitrișin | 7 May 2007 | Bologna Primavera | ||
| 13 | DF | Denis Dzubețchi | 3 July 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 16 | DF | Alexandru Egupov | 18 September 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 18 | DF | Sergiu Ungureanu | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | |||
| 6 | MF | Iustin Cornescu | 16 July 2008 | Sassuolo U18 | ||
| 7 | MF | Chiril Șilcenco | 15 May 2007 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 8 | MF | Alexandru Muntean | 11 July 2007 | Dacia Buiucani | ||
| 14 | MF | Daniil Sorochin | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | |||
| 17 | MF | Nicolae Gumeni | 22 May 2007 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 20 | MF | Ilia Caraman | 21 June 2007 | Univer Comrat | ||
| 21 | MF | Leonard Bulmaga | 14 August 2007 | Spartanii Sportul | ||
| 22 | MF | Răzvan Țurcan | 10 January 2007 | Ebbsfleet United U18 | ||
| 24 | MF | Paolo Sula | 31 March 2007 | Montañesa | ||
| 9 | FW | Nichita Caragheorghi | 4 October 2007 | Cittadella Primavera | ||
| 10 | FW | Bogdan Musteață (captain) | 14 December 2007 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 15 | FW | Mihail Sava | 1 September 2007 | Spartanii Sportul | ||
Competition history
Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. Starting with qualification for the 2002 tournament, the competition was renamed from Under-18 Championship to Under-19 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
UEFA U-18/19 European Championship
Under-18 era, 1995–2001
Under-19 era, 2002–present
| UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record | UEFA U-18/19 Qualification record[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Campaign | |||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 1995 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1999 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2000 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2005 | 2005 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 2011 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2012 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | In progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | |||||||||||
| 2027 | Future event | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/30 | 96 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 59 | 238 | −179 | ||||||||||||
Head-to-head record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 19 November 2024.[4]
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Israel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | −20 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
| Total | 96 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 59 | 238 | −179 |
See also
- Moldova national football team
- Moldova national under-21 football team
- Moldova national under-17 football team
References
External links
- Moldova U-19 at uefa.com
- Moldova U-19 at soccerway